MPW Opening Manufacturing Facility at Neighborhood 91
Accelerating MPW into new phase of commercialization
PITTSBURGH, PA – Metal Powders Works has announced it is the newest resident of Neighborhood 91, the additive manufacturing production campus located at Pittsburgh International Airport. The 10,000-square-foot space will function as MPW’s main production facility, improving production capacity by a factor of 8X. This move signals a significant shift to an operations focus for MPW as the company winds down fundamental development.
MPW brings the first major step change in powder production yield, cost and quality in 50 years with its DirectPowder™ process. While the MPW Sidecar and Powder by the Hour™ approaches will change the way users access powder, MPW will market and sell primarily aluminum and copper powders from the N91 location. The DirectPowder™ process has also been demonstrated for producing polymeric powders such as UHMWPE, PEEK and PEKK. With maturity, the company has outgrown its original location in Austin, TX and requires the additional space to expand production and grow its powder offerings.
Tom Bockius, MPW’s Technical Director, will oversee the construction and installation of equipment at Neighborhood 91. The company plans to be fully operational by the end of October. Founder and CEO John Barnes sees this as a win for his team and for N91 neighbors, “The concept of Neighborhood 91 was always to bring an additive manufacturing supply chain to one centralized location. We’re excited to be a part of Pittsburgh’s advanced manufacturing scene.”
Metal Powder Works today provides high-strength aluminum and conductive copper powders and is open to all powder production inquiries as the DirectPowder™ process enables efficient production of powder. The company is also able to produce powders tailored to the manufacturing process through its control of powder size and shape.
About Metal Powder Works
MPW was founded in 2017 by John Barnes and Chris Aldridge, veterans of the aerospace and defense markets, with profound knowledge of additive manufacturing and powder production. Their experience in the space drove them to think about powder production in a revolutionary new way, resulting in the patent-pending MPW DirectPowder™ process, which produces tailorable powders in a wide variety of alloys. It represents the first true invention in powder manufacturing in over 50 years.
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Cynthia Rogers, Metal Powder Works
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